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Op-Ed: High Caliber Advocacy

2:04pm Wednesday, February 02, 2005

How the NRA won the fight over gun rights by John J. Miller February 14, 2005 National Review Online “When I was growing up in Tennessee, we had a saying for something that was so outrageous nobody could believe it: ‘That dog don’t hunt,’” says Chris Cox, the chief lobbyist of the National Rifle Association. The old phrase came back to him a couple of years ago, as Cox was plotting the NRA’s...

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Sole Democrat on Ohio Supreme Court Arrested for DUI

1:16pm Tuesday, February 01, 2005

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that the sole remaining Democrat on the state Supreme Court was arrested for driving under the influence Monday afternoon in Wood County. OSHP Lt. Rick Zwayer told the Dispatch that Justice Resnick, 65, of Toledo, was pulled over near Rt. 6 south of Bowling Green, where she failed field sobriety tests. According to the Dispatch, the 2:02 p.m. arrest by the State...

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Anti-self-defense Democrat Mayor Coleman to run for governor

12:24pm Tuesday, February 01, 2005

Newspapers across the state today are covering news that Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman has announced he will seek the Democrat nomination for governor in 2006. Unfortunately for the many pro-gun Democrat households in the state, a Coleman nomination would mean that yet another anti-self-defense candidate would top the ticket for Dems in the next state-wide election. On April 8, 2004, Columbus...

Gun grabbers caught telling a whopper - by BATFE!

7:43pm Monday, January 31, 2005

The NRA-ILA is reporting that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has caught the Brady Campaign/ Million Mom bunch telling yet another tall tale. The NRA-ILA report states as follows: In an obvious setup for an ammunition-banning "killer amendment" to defeat pro-gun legislation, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and New York Senator Chuck Schumer (D) have once again...

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Sheriffs: How is YOUR elected official doing?

11:33pm Saturday, January 29, 2005

Ohioans For Concealed Carry volunteers have recently completed a comprehensive survey of Ohio's 88 county sheriffs, seeking to determine where the law is being implemented well (i.e. where citizens will find it easy to apply for a CHL), and where there is work to be done. Out of 88 sheriffs, 48 accept applications at least 5 days per week (with 21 applying appointment schedules that can reduce...

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Man shot in chest during robbery attempt in VZ parking lot

4:58pm Saturday, January 29, 2005

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting a 28-year-old man was seriously wounded Friday night during a robbery attempt in the parking lot of the Collinwood Food Mart in the 16200 block of St. Clair Avenue. Cleveland police told the Plain Dealer the man was shot in the chest about 7 p.m. by a 17- or 18-year-old male. The robber ran off before police arrived. The newspaper said officials at Huron...

Dayton RTA psgr. shoots self in leg; exposes media access loophole folly

Chad D. Baus

1:45pm Saturday, January 29, 2005

On January 17, the Dayton Daily News reported that a woman accidentally shot herself while riding a Greater Dayton RTA bus. According to the story, dispatchers received the call of the shooting at Main Street and Siebenthaler Avenue at 8:51 p.m. January 16. The report indicated that the woman was "bleeding badly." The DDN stated that medics responded and the woman was treated for her injury, but...

''Parking Lot Predator'' stalking Dayton apartment dwellers

11:48am Saturday, January 29, 2005

WDTN-TV is reporting that a parking lot predator seems to be stalking people who live in various apartments complexes in the Miami Valley. The seventh known attack came yesterday . According to the news account, the attacker seems to come out of nowhere, running up to frighten his victims and leaves with "stealth skill". From two WDTN reports: Tuesday morning at the Lexington Apartments off...